Clothes-line holder.



m. WWW. Patented Feb. l2, l90l. E. SHAW.

CLU'THES LINE HDLUEIR.

(kpphcntion filed Aug. 4, 1900.)

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EDGAR SIIAW, OF SVVAMPSCOTT, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TOGEORGE A. COVVDREY, OF W'AKEFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

GLU'll-lES-luihlE HOLDER.

SPFGIFTCATIUFI formingpart of Letters Patent No. 668,132, dated February12, 1901.

Application filed August 4, 1900. Serial No. 25,881. (No model.)

To (tZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR SHAW,of Swamp scott, in the county of Essexand State of Illassachusetts,have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Clothes-Line Holders, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention has for its object the production of a new and improvedclothes-line holder; andit consists in the novel features ofconstruction and arrangement of parts, which I will now proceed todescribe and claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying one sheet of drawings,forming a part of this application, and to the characters of referencemarked thereon, the same reference char acters designating the sameparts or features wherever they occur.

Of the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective viewshowinga clothes-linestrungin operative position by the employment of my improved holder.Fig. 2 is a perspective view of my improved holder in normal positionupon a hook. Fig. 3 is a side view showing the action of the safetyattachment in. case of breakage of the spring. Fig. 4: is a view showingthe manner of connecting the spring to the wires and pulley.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents a framework, and 2 aclothes-line. These may be of any preferred kind and style, and in placeof the framework shown ordinary posts may be employed or the sides of abuilding or any object. In the framework 2 are preferably securedordinary hooks 3, to which my improved holder is connected.

represents a coiled spring, preferably japanned in order to be protectedagainst the weather. This spring, as is usual, is formed with hookmembers 11 12.

represents a section of twisted wire, preferably galvanized or japanned,that is connected at one end to the hook 11 and at its opposite end to aring 21, adapted to be engaged with a hook 3. In place, however, of thering 21 I may, if desired, have simply the ends of the strands of thesection 20 and wrap them about a post or other securing member.

23 represents a ring arranged between the strands of the twisted wire20, as shown, or secured to said wire in any desired way.

30 represents a section of twisted wire that is provided at one end witha ring 31, encircling and adapted to ride upon the section 20,

The section 30 passes through the ring 23, through the coiled spring 10,(see Fig. 4,) and is connected to the hook 12, thereafter passingthrough an eye in the open-mouthed pulley 10. when my holder is inposition, as shown in Fig. 2, the clothes-line can be easily inserted inthe pulley 40. Any strain upon the holder expands the coiled spring 10,the pulley working from the hook 12 by reason of the connection of thelatter with the wire section 30, while the ring 21 and wire 20 work fromthe hook 11, the wire 30 and ring 31 sliding along the wire 20. In casethe hook 11 should break, the rings 31 and 23 will engage, preventingthe parts of the holder from becoming entirely separated and preventingthe line from falling to the ground. I

In practice a number of myimproved holders will be employed and theclothes-line strung from one to another after the manner shown in Fig.1.

Having thus explained the nature of my invention and described a way ofconstructing and using the same, although without having attempted toset forth all the forms in which it may be embodied or all the modes ofits use, I declare that what I claim is-- 1. A clothes-line holdercomprising in its construction a coiled spring, a retaining-wireconnected to one end of said spring and provided with a safety-ring, apulley-wire connected by one end to a ring that is arranged to slideupon the retaining-wire, said pulley wire passing through the saidsafety-ring and said spring and being connected thereto, and a pulleyconnected to the free end of said pulley-wire.

2. A clothes-line support comprising a suitable frame or standardmembers, a plurality of spring clothes-line holders connected to saidframe, the spring of each of said holders being located between theline-engaging By the described construction 60 inemher of-the device andthe frame or standand also prevented from falling to the ground ardto-which said device is connected, and adapted to expand under theinfluence of a pulling strain thereon, said spring being equipped with asaifetyguard extending through'said spring, combined with a line or cordarranged in said holders,rwhereby the line may bekept under a resilienttension if a spring breaks.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature in presence of twoWitnesses.

EDGAR SHAW.

Witnesses: O. F. BROWN,

A. D. HARRISON.

